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U.K. (FTSE) Entertainment Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 12, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies16
  • 7D-2.2%
  • 3M-0.4%
  • 1Y17.2%
  • YTD15.5%

The Entertainment is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but LBG Media has stood out, gaining 8.7%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 20% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 1.4% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Entertainment Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 14 Nov 2025UK£1.5bUK£889.6mUK£62.2m13.7x23.8x1.7x
Sun, 12 Oct 2025UK£1.5bUK£897.8mUK£66.8m15.3x22.4x1.7x
Tue, 09 Sep 2025UK£1.5bUK£853.9mUK£46.9m15x31.8x1.7x
Thu, 07 Aug 2025UK£1.5bUK£861.2mUK£45.6m15x33.2x1.8x
Sat, 05 Jul 2025UK£1.4bUK£859.1mUK£46.0m14.9x31.2x1.7x
Mon, 02 Jun 2025UK£1.3bUK£860.0mUK£29.7m15.5x45.2x1.6x
Wed, 30 Apr 2025UK£1.2bUK£851.7mUK£28.0m13.5x43.7x1.4x
Fri, 28 Mar 2025UK£1.3bUK£845.0mUK£13.5m15.9x95.4x1.5x
Sun, 23 Feb 2025UK£1.3bUK£846.8m-UK£8,715,973.5715.9x-144.5x1.5x
Tue, 21 Jan 2025UK£1.3bUK£849.1m-UK£21,591,134.0915.5x-60x1.5x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024UK£1.3bUK£846.1m-UK£65,214,615.6819.4x-19.8x1.5x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024UK£1.3bUK£846.9m-UK£66,074,635.2116.9x-19.3x1.5x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024UK£1.3bUK£842.3m-UK£64,626,303.9615.9x-20.9x1.6x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£811.8m-UK£122,824,787.9036.5x-11.2x1.7x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024UK£1.5bUK£814.6m-UK£124,427,570.7435.6x-12.4x1.9x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024UK£1.4bUK£814.0m-UK£124,049,810.1035.7x-11.2x1.7x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024UK£1.4bUK£800.5m-UK£123,808,267.7537.7x-10.9x1.7x
Thu, 02 May 2024UK£1.2bUK£801.4m-UK£125,094,882.2336.6x-9.5x1.5x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024UK£1.1bUK£816.8m-UK£117,469,690.6516.8x-9.2x1.3x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024UK£1.1bUK£810.1m-UK£111,000,529.1017.5x-10x1.4x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£818.6m-UK£109,313,032.0013.3x-9.9x1.3x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£832.2m-UK£66,761,553.0012.7x-15.5x1.2x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023UK£1.3bUK£834.7m-UK£69,087,896.0014.7x-19.5x1.6x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023UK£1.2bUK£832.0m-UK£70,969,156.0014.7x-16.9x1.4x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023UK£1.3bUK£769.4m-UK£70,569,299.0020.4x-18.5x1.7x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023UK£1.3bUK£781.2m-UK£32,204,612.0016.1x-40.8x1.7x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£779.5m-UK£31,510,746.0017x-45.6x1.8x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023UK£1.6bUK£774.7m-UK£32,319,837.0012.6x-48.6x2x
Fri, 05 May 2023UK£1.6bUK£780.8m-UK£33,514,170.0012.6x-48x2.1x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023UK£1.5bUK£741.1m-UK£11,306,305.0011.3x-130.6x2x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023UK£1.7bUK£706.4m-UK£12,373,026.0011.9x-135.9x2.4x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023UK£1.8bUK£677.1m-UK£14,194,013.0018x-128.2x2.7x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022UK£2.1bUK£672.7m-UK£21,891,834.0021.9x-95.8x3.1x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022UK£2.2bUK£674.4m-UK£22,414,981.0023.5x-99x3.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-99x


Total Market Cap: UK£2.2bTotal Earnings: -UK£22,414,981.00Total Revenue: UK£674.4mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Entertainment Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -29.3x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the British Entertainment industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 23.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -29.3x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Entertainment industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 9.7% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Telecom industry?

GB Market0.74%
Telecom0.57%
Entertainment-2.19%
Movies and Entertainment0.93%
Interactive Home Entertainment-3.62%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Interactive Home Entertainment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts expect its future annual earnings growth (22.7%) to be largely in line with prior year's earnings growth.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Movies and Entertainment industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Interactive Home Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 23% over the next 5 years.
  • This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
  • In contrast, the Movies and Entertainment industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 52% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
LBG LBG MediaUK£0.948.7%
+UK£15.7m
-27.7%PE13.4x
ALRT Defence HoldingsUK£0.02115.7%
+UK£6.6m
6,014.3%PS16.9x

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